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What do you know about the sea? You may have seen it. Some of us have swum or bathed in it. It looks beautiful on a fine sunny day and it can be very rough when there is a strong wind. What other things do we know about it? Of course, the sea is very large. In the world there is more sea than land. The sea covers three quarters of the earth. The sea is also very deep in some places. It is not deep everywhere, some parts of it are very great. At one spot, near Japan the sea is nearly 11 kilometers deep! Just think of it, the highest mountain in the world is only about 9 kilometers high! If you have swum in the sea, you know that the water is salty. Rivers carry salt from the land into the sea. Some parts of the sea are more salty than other parts. Do you know the Dead Sea in Arabia? It is very salty. Swimmers cannot sink in it! Fish cannot live in the Dead Sea. It is a strange sea. In most parts of the sea, there are a lot of fishes and plants. Some live near the top of the sea. Others live deep down. No sunlight can reach the depth of the sea. So it is completely dark. Strange fishes live there. Some are blind. Some have their own lights. Some have great jaws. With their great jaws, they swallow fish larger than themselves. The sea can be very cold. Deep sea divers know this well. At the top of the water may be warm. Then as the divers go down, the sea becomes colder and colder.
Many scientists are now making a study of animal and plant life in the sea. They hope to find new resources for mankind.
. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Land covers one fourth of the are

a of the earth.

B．The depths of the sea are different in different places.

C．The depth of a sea at one spot near Japan is nearly the height of the highest mountain.

D．The salt in the sea mainly comes from the land.

.. The Dead Sea is lifeless because ___.

A．the water in it is too cold	B．the water in it is too salty for anything to grow
C．the water in it never flows	D．no sunlight can reach the bottom of the lake

. We can see the underlined word “rough” in this passage means ___.

A．ugly

B．noisy

C．cold

D．not calm

.. Which of the following statements is true?

A．Some of the fish living in the depth of the sea can not see by themselves.
B．Some fish give out light for themselves.
C．Some fish live on other fish.	D．All of the above

.. What does the writer intend to tell us in the last paragraph?

A．The necessity of the study of the sea.	B．The purpose of man’s further study of the sea.
C．Man’s limited knowledge of the sea.	D．The importance of new resources for man.

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — Hundreds of families from the two Koreas on Saturday met at the DPRK's (朝鲜人民主主义人民共和国) Mount Kumgang resort (度假胜地)in the first government-arranged reunion since the inauguration（就职）of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.
Earlier in the day, 96 South Koreans, of whom more than three-quarters were at the age of 70 or older, crossed the inter-Korean border（韩朝边界）, heading for the Kumgang resort to meet their families separated by the 1950—1953 Korean War.
Arriving at the DPRK's resort in the afternoon, South Koreans met with their long-separated families at a large-scale gathering at around 3 p.m. local time, and later are to have a dining meeting in the evening.
The separate, personal meetings are planned to be held on Sunday.
The South Korean families will come back home on Monday after the three-day gathering, followed by the second-session reunion event which will last from Tuesday to Thursday.
The reunion, which had become a semi-regular event(半定期举行的活动) since 2000 after a historic inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang(平壤), was suspended（取消）in 2007 with a worsening mood in inter-Korean relations.
Saturday's family meeting, however, came as a result of an agreement reached last month between the DPRK leader Kim Jong-il and Hyun Jeong-eun, chairwoman of South Korea's Hyundai Group.
The recovery of the family meetings is regarded as conveying the DPRK's reconciliatory(和解) intentions, along with the country's recent moves including lifting a ban(解禁) on cross-border traffic to and from the Kaesong Joint Industrial Park, local media said.
About 600,000 South Koreans are believed to have relatives in the DPRK. Ordinary citizens were not allowed to make phone calls, send letters or exchange e-mails across the border.
. Why were there so many families separated according to the passage?

A．Because they were from different countries.

B．Because of the war which broke out in 1950.

C．Because of the ban that ordinary citizens were not allowed to cross the border.

D．Because the different policies between the two countries.

.. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．It is the first reunion since they were separated.

B．These separated families haven’t seen their relatives for more than 7 years.

C．The first day of the reunion fell on a Saturday.

D．Ordinary citizens are now not allowed to make phone calls, or exchange e-mails across the border.

. The underlined word “reunion” can be replaced by _______________.

A．living together again

B．joining together again

C．reaching an agreement again

D．meeting together again

. What’s the best title of this news?

A．South Korean, DPRK families meet in reunion event.

B．A Special Family Gathering.

C．The improvement of inter-Korean relations.

D．A Peaceful Meeting.

Read the following reviews for movies that are showing at the moment. And then answer questions.
Happiness(Romance) ★★★★
Happiness tells the story of two people (Lisa Turbot and Danny Roy) who work for different advertising companies. They talk on the phone all the time and don't like each other. But then they correspond by email and fall in love. This movie will be very popular with teenagers and people who like romances. It also has beautiful music.
I Scream (Thriller) ★★
In I Scream, Paul (Colin Jacks) is a young man who joins a thriller club. Each of the members tries to frighten the others. Paul is told to stay in an old house for the night. Everyone who has tried to stay in the house before has died. This movie is very frightening but also quite silly. It doesn't make sense for Paul to stay in the house when things start to go wrong. Only for people who like thrillers.
Paul's Heroes (Comedy) ★★★
This is a very funny war movie set in World War Two. Six soldiers (including Sammy Turblow) have to get to Italy to take secret messages to the American army there. During the movie, they dress up as women and fight with Italian workers. You can guess the ending, but it's great fun getting there.
______________ (Drama) ★★★★
This is a very good drama with Jack Ross, who pays a hard-working truck driver. His wife becomes ill and he has to find a doctor who can help her. In his travels he meets Dr. Lloyd (Phil Driver) who has found the cure for the illness, but Jack Ross has only twelve hours to get the medicine back to his wife on the other side of America. This is an excellent movie, which is very exciting.
.Which of the four movies is the least popular with people?

A．The 1^st one.

B．The 2^nd one.

C．The 3^rd one.

D．The 4^th one.

. The underlined word "correspond" can be replaced by ______________.

A．date

B．exchange

C．write

D．communicate

.A thriller is most probably a film which tells something _______________.

A．frightening

B．instructive

C．humorous

D．interesting

. Which of the following is the best title for the fourth film?

A．A Hard-working Truck Driver.	B．Medicine.
C．A Strange Illness.	D．Twelve Hours.

“Can I see my baby?” asked the happy new mother. The bundle was placed in her arms and when she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped—the baby had been born without ears. Time, however, proved that the baby’s hearing was perfect except his appearance．
One day when he rushed home from school and threw himself into his mother’s arms，he cried out bitterly，“A boy, a big boy…called me－a f—…freak．”She sighed, knowing that his life was to be endless of heartbreaks．
He grew up，handsome for his misfortune．A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that．He developed a gift for literature and music．
The boy’s father had a talk with the family doctor．Could nothing be done? “I believe we could graft on a pair of outer ears，if they could be donated，”the doctor decided．So the search began for a person who would make such a sacrifice for a young man．Two years went by．Then, “You’re going to the hospital，son．Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need．But it’s a secret,” said the father．
The operation was a brilliant success．His talents blossomed into genius．School and college became a series of successes．Later he married and entered the diplomatic service．“But I must know!” he urged his father．“Who gave so much for me? I could never do enough for him．”
“I do not believe you could,” said the father，“but the agreement was that you are not to know…not yet．”The years kept the secret, but the day did come …one of the darkest days that ever passed through a son．He stood with his father over his mother’s casket(棺材)．Slowly and tenderly，the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick，reddish-brown hair to let out the secret．
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When the mother unfolded the cloth and looked upon the tiny face we know that the mother________．

A．suddenly decided to make a sacrifice for the baby

B．kept the baby’s situation unknown to other

s

C．felt shocked and disappointed to see her new baby

D．complained of her bad luck and regretted having a disabled child

.
Give the closest meaning to the underlined word “freak” in Paragraph 2．

A．Slow–acting person.	B．Ugly–looking child.
C．Badly–behaved student.	D．Strangely–shaped creature.

.
At last, we may infer from the passage that_________.

A．The agreement was between the donator and the family

B．Finally the boy came to know the donator was a stranger

C．The mother may never let her hair be cut to keep her ears from being seen

D．The mother donated her ears to her son after she died

.
What moral lesson can we draw from this reading?

A．Real love lies in what is done unknown rather than what is done known．

B．It is up to parents to help their children heart and soul．

C．True

beauty lies only in the heart not in appearance．

D．It is a virtue for young generations to learn to be grateful．

Bolivia has a population of three and a half million. About one tenth of the total population are white; one-fourth are mixed Indians and white; and more than half are full-blooded Indians. The government and the industries are under the control of the white people.
The Indians today live in much the same way as their ancestors. Most of them are farmers. Many work in the mines, for mining is the most important industry on Bolivia’s. Of all the mining products, tin is the most important, which makes up three-fourths of all Bolivia’s exports. The eastern slopes of the Andes, since there are very few roads there, are fertile but not highly developed. The two primary means of transportation are river boats and porters. East of the hill region is the great plains where tropical plants are grown. A serious problem for Bolivia is the transport of food from the warm regions, where it is grown to the mountainous regions, where most of the people live.
Bolivia gained its independence from Spain about a hundred years ago. It has been slow in developing, but its rich resources promise a better future in it.
.
The majority of the Bolivian population are .

A．full-blooded Indians	B．mixed Indian and white
C．white citizens	D．all whites and mixed-blooded people

.
. The Indian’s way of life today is.

A．quite different from that of their ancestors	B．quite interesting
C．almost the same as their ancestors’	D．very exciting

.
The main product Bolivia exports is.

A．tropical plants

B．gold and silver

C．tin

D．food

.
Bolivia has been slow in developing, but it has hope for a better future because of its .

A．mining products	B．rich resources
C．independence from Spain	D．two primary means of transportation

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